They stood frozen in a semicircle, translucent and flickering like corrupted save files. Shadow, his quills jagged and low-poly. Knuckles, his fists fused to his torso. Amy, her hammer a broken shard of code. They were digital ghosts, their mouths open in silent screams.
"Hey, circuit-breath!" Sonic shouted, skidding to a halt. "I've fought reality-warping gods before. You're just a glitch." sonic frontiers xci
Or he tried to. His signature spin dash felt sluggish, the air resistance too thick. He was moving, but not at the speed of sound. More like the speed of… a slow internet connection. They stood frozen in a semicircle, translucent and
Sonic dodged as the sword slammed down, shattering a shelf of cartridges. He slid under a sweeping arm and bounced off a pillar made of stacked game cases. Amy, her hammer a broken shard of code
It gestured with its controller-fingers. The frozen ghosts of Shadow, Knuckles, and Amy began to crumble into dust.